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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 382801" data-attributes="member: 8">...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1979)[ATTACH=full]49838[/ATTACH]The blend of straight drama, social commentary, satire and even bits of quirky comedy gives this film a very vibrant rhythm.The story only deals with black-and-white situations: the idealistic underdog, the merciless villain, the extremely unlucky victims of the judicial bureaucracry - and in that way it almost&nbsp; caricatures the heavy-handed dramas in the &quot;everything wrong with America&quot; film genre.I had already watched a few clips on youtube and I feared this was going to be one of Al Pacino&#039;s most shoutiest performances, now that I&#039;ve watched the entire film I wish it had been a little shoutier. The final courtroom scene could have been at least 10 minutes longer and more excessive, but perhaps that would have undermind the point of the story.But anyway, here we have John Forsythe as judge Henry T. Fleming who considers himself an avenging angel rather than a man who serves the law and The People.For the squeamish Dynasty fans amongst us: this film features some images of our beloved Blake Carrington in &quot;hobby&quot; outfits that even Peter De Vilbis wouldn&#039;t wear.I don&#039;t know if the pictures are real or photoshopped but that doesn&#039;t matter.Larry Hagman as JR Ewing was probably the bitchiest soap insulter - and in fact so entertaining that it kinda justifies his villainy - but when John Forsythe plays the villain it&#039;s downright diabolical.There were a few scenes in JUSTICE that reminded me very much of DYNASTY&#039;s first season in which Blake&#039;s victims (especially Krystle and Steven) didn&#039;t even realize they were being preyed on until it was too late. Like a giant snake that slowly and oh-so-quietly wraps itself around its victim&#039;s neck.But of course there&#039;s also this[ATTACH=full]49851[/ATTACH]I want an answer, dammit! Is my daughter going to live or not?Overall, not quite as magnificent as DOG DAY AFTERNOON but maybe that&#039;s because the supporting cast is in individual parts of the story rather than in one big mise and scène as we saw it in DOG.Lee Strasberg is great as the adorable grandfather, Jeffrey Tambor performs a pre-Krystle Carrington &quot;dinner&#039;s served!&quot; and Craig T. Nelson&#039;s role of prosecutor proves (once again) that being on the right side doesn&#039;t necessarily make you a good person (big shades of Cliff Barnes here).This film is not to be missed by the fans of seventies cinema.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 382801, member: 8"] ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1979) [ATTACH type="full" alt="1703021457058.png"]49838[/ATTACH] The blend of straight drama, social commentary, satire and even bits of quirky comedy gives this film a very vibrant rhythm. The story only deals with black-and-white situations: the idealistic underdog, the merciless villain, the extremely unlucky victims of the judicial bureaucracry - and in that way it [I]almost[/I] caricatures the heavy-handed dramas in the "everything wrong with America" film genre. I had already watched a few clips on youtube and I feared this was going to be one of Al Pacino's most shoutiest performances, now that I've watched the entire film I wish it had been a little shoutier. The final courtroom scene could have been at least 10 minutes longer and more excessive, but perhaps that would have undermind the point of the story. But anyway, here we have John Forsythe as judge Henry T. Fleming who considers himself an avenging angel rather than a man who serves the law and The People. For the squeamish Dynasty fans amongst us: this film features some images of our beloved Blake Carrington in "hobby" outfits that even Peter De Vilbis wouldn't wear. I don't know if the pictures are real or photoshopped but that doesn't matter. Larry Hagman as JR Ewing was probably the bitchiest soap insulter - and in fact so entertaining that it kinda justifies his villainy - but when John Forsythe plays the villain it's downright diabolical. There were a few scenes in JUSTICE that reminded me very much of DYNASTY's first season in which Blake's victims (especially Krystle and Steven) didn't even realize they were being preyed on until it was too late. Like a giant snake that slowly and oh-so-quietly wraps itself around its victim's neck. But of course there's also this [ATTACH type="full"]49851[/ATTACH] I want an answer, dammit! Is my daughter going to live or not? Overall, not quite as magnificent as DOG DAY AFTERNOON but maybe that's because the supporting cast is in individual parts of the story rather than in one big mise and scène as we saw it in DOG. Lee Strasberg is great as the adorable grandfather, Jeffrey Tambor performs a pre-Krystle Carrington "dinner's served!" and Craig T. Nelson's role of prosecutor proves (once again) that being on the right side doesn't necessarily make you a good person (big shades of Cliff Barnes here). This film is not to be missed by the fans of seventies cinema. [/QUOTE]

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